(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
appearance; expression; manifestation
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
event; phenomenon; matter
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
newly appointed; inaugural
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
one's own handwriting; autograph
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
border (between countries); national border
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
messenger; envoy; emissary
diplomatic; diplomatically
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
in name only; titular; nominal
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games